Selena Sawan

By Executive Assistant | March 1, 2023
Selena Sawan, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Native American Art, First Nations Art

Selena Sawan Artist Gallery Contact Selena Sawan Cree, Treaty 8 Northern Alberta Hello! My name is Selena Sawan, and I am a self taught crafter from Woodland Cree First Nation of Treaty 8 Territory in Northern Alberta. I did not grow up knowing my bloodlines, traditions or culture, as my grandmother is a residential school…

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Mary Ann Hilts | Little Fox’s Dreams

By Executive Assistant | February 13, 2023

Mary Ann Hilts Artist Gallery Contact Mary Ann Hilts Algonquin, Ontario I am a self taught artist born and raised in Milton Ontario. I consider myself “Urban Indigenous” as I was not a part of a reserve or any band until I was an adult. I began making dreamcatchers about 25 years ago. Growing up,…

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Dawn Ashcroft

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | May 13, 2022
Dawn Ashcroft, Ribbon skirts, ribbon shirts, beaded pins, regalia, moccasins, mittens, dreamcatchers, acrylic paintings, beadwork, pine needle baskets, birch bark baskets, sweetgrass baskets, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Dawn Ashcroft Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Dawn Ashcroft Mitaanjigamiing First Nation My name is Dawn Ashcroft, I am an Anishinaabe-kwe from the Traditional Anishinaabe Territory of Treaty 3 with mixed ancestry of Welsh descent. I’ve had very few formal teachers due to the very early passing of my maternal Grandmother who was murdered. I am…

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Charlene Nuttycombe

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | December 28, 2021
Charlene Nuttycombe, beadwork, crafts, dreamcatchers, jewelry, sewing, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Charlene Nuttycombe Artist Gallery Contact Charlene Nuttycombe Six Nations Reserve of the Grand River My name is Charlene Nuttycombe, I am a retired woman from the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve No. 40. I am a daughter of a survivor of the Mohawk Residential School and learned how to sew from my Mother.…

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Autumn Whiteway

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 11, 2021
Autumn Whiteway, painting, photography, digital art, crafts, dreamcatchers, jewelry, medicine bags, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Autumn Whiteway Artist Gallery Contact Autumn Whiteway Saulteaux/Métis, Alberta Autumn Whiteway (“Night Singing Woman”) is a Saulteaux/Métis visual artist, traditional craftworker, curator and archaeologist. As an archaeologist, she has always been curious about the material culture produced by her ancestors, in addition to traditional knowledge passed down through the generations. This curiosity led her on…

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Candace Whitney

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 5, 2021
Candace Whitney, beadwork, jewelry, feathers, crafts, dreamcatchers, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Candace Whitney Artist Gallery Contact Candace Whitney Gwich’in First Nation My name is Candace Whitney,  I am a proud member of the Gwich’in First Nations. I am passionate about my art as it connects me to my heritage. I started learning to make dreamcatchers from a family member at a young age and it inspired…

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Celeste Grouette

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | April 16, 2021
Celeste Grouette, crafts, jewelry, dreamcatchers, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Celeste Grouette Artist Gallery Contact Celeste Grouette Manitoba Métis Federation My name is Celeste Grouette, I am a Métis artist residing in Grandview, Manitoba.  I was taught how to weave dreamcatchers at the tender age of six years old, in Fort Nelson B.C. I was part of a Native Arts group my Elementary School organized…

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Jennifer Taback | Nokonanamis

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | March 23, 2021
Jennifer Taback, beadwork, dreamcatchers, regalia, crafts, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Jennifer Taback Artist Gallery Contact Jennifer Taback Shawanaga First Nation My name is Jennifer Taback, I am from Shawanaga First Nation.  I have been a professional designer for over 10 years. Currently, I am exploring the links between traditional art and digital methods of expression, especially beadwork in relation to jewelry and design. As an…

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Kathleen Shabanian Azad

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | February 28, 2021
Kathleen Shabanian Azad, beadwork, dreamcatchers, jewelry, crafts, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Kathleen Shabanian Azad Artist Gallery Contact Kathleen Shabanian Azad Métis My name is Kathleen Shabanian Azad. I was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I lived in a development most of my childhood. At the time of my youth, I wasn’t allowed to learn about my Indigenous heritage. So when I was young, I went…

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Mia Acker

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | February 18, 2021
Mia Acker, Beadwork, Pine Needle Basketry, Jewelry, Dreamcatchers, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Mia Acker Artist Gallery Contact Mia Acker Citizen Potawatomi Nation My name is Mia Acker, I am from Citizen Potawatomi Nation. I began my practice in Indigenous art forms when I learned pine needle basketry. I learned proper needle harvesting rituals, processing, and creation of the baskets from various Indigenous artists across the US. I’ve…

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